Obituaries
Recent obituaries in North Carolina
The obituaries in the North Carolina Area reflect the region's diverse population, featuring individuals from a variety of ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds. Some were pioneers in their fields, while others dedicated their lives to community service or philanthropy. Their stories serve as a reminder of the richness and complexity North Carolina's history and identity.
Helen Blackwell
Mar 11, 2008
Helen Marie Blackwell, age 77, died Tuesday, March 11, 2008 at Sentara Nursing Home & Rehab in Norfolk, VA. A native of Wyandotte, MI, she was the daughter of the late Allen and Gussie Ellenburg Moss. She was employed with Square "D" manufacturing and was a member of Christ United Methodist Church in Norfolk, VA. She graduated...
Dorothy Gibson
Mar 10, 2008
Waynesville, Dorothy Lanning Gibson, age 81, died on Monday, March 10, 2008 at Harris Regional Hospital. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late John and Dessie Mathis Lanning. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Fred Gibson who died in 1989; daughter, Margaret Gibson, four brothers, Hub, Clarence, John Thomas...
Doris Mann
Mar 9, 2008
Doris Hipps Mann, age 83, died unexpectedly Sunday, March 9, 2008, at her residence. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and the daughter of the late Jeter and Victoria Suttles Hipps. She was preceded in death by her husband of 32 years, Harley Vance Mann, Jr., who died in 1976; two brothers, Earl...
Vivian Edwards
Mar 9, 2008
Vivian Annette Edwards, age 62, loving daughter, sister, and friend, died Sunday, March 9, 2008, at her residence. She was a former resident of Autumn Care where she was called their little "Queen Bee". She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and the daughter of Frances Mintz Edwards and the late Roy Ellis Edwards....
Marie Muse
Mar 9, 2008
WAYNESVILLE, Marie Rogers Muse, 68, of 730 Woodfield Drive, Waynesville passed away Sunday, March 9, 2008 surrounded by her loved ones at her home. She was born in Knox County, Tennessee on February 26, 1940 to the late Clarence E. and Marjorie Cooley Rogers. She attended East Tennessee State University and met her husband Ronald C. Muse...
Marie Seeber
Mar 8, 2008
Maggie Valley, Marie Seeber, age 84 of Shady Rest Drive, died Saturday, March 8, 2008 at Homestead Hospital. A native of Benton Harbor, Michigan she had lived in West Palm Beach, FL until moving to Haywood County in 1983. She was a daughter of the late Lawrence and Theressa Janca Barcia and was the wife of the...
James Worley
Mar 8, 2008
James Weaver Worley, age 80, of Canton, died Saturday, March 8, 2008, at the John F. Keever Jr. Solace Center in Asheville. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Ira A. Worley and Annie Mae Wilson Worley. He was preceded in death by his wife, Effie O'Diear Worley, who died Dec. 24,...
Harriet Dotson
Mar 7, 2008
Waynesville, Harriet Margaret Mehaffey Dotson, age 93, of 26 Courtland Court, died on Friday, March 7, 2008. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Sebe and Laura Wood Mehaffey. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Charlie Dotson, who died in 1974; six brothers, Fred, O'dell,...
Robbie Scroggs
Mar 6, 2008
Robbie Joe Smathers Scroggs, age 92, died Thursday, March 6, 2008, at Memorial Mission Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Frank and Maude Cabe Smathers. She was preceded in death by her husband, Don Carlos Scroggs, who died in 1991; an infant son, Don Michael Scroggs; a brother; and two sisters. She was a lifelong...
Larry Gilbert
Mar 6, 2008
Waynesville, Larry Ray Gilbert, age 60, of 102 Indigo Drive, died on Thursday, March 6, 2008 at Murphy Medical Center. A native of Monterey, CA, he was the son of Clarence and Mary Betty Doernbrack Gilbert of Grand Junction, CO. He was a self-employed carpenter. In addition to his parents, he is survived by one sister, Christine...
Charles Justice
Mar 5, 2008
Waynesville, Charles Joseph "C. J." Justice, age 84, of 37 C.J. Justice Drive, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at the Brian Center. A native of Madison County, he had lived in Haywood County since 1965. He was the son of the late Charlie Breckenridge and Mary Leona Webb Justice. In addition...
Rebecca Green
Mar 5, 2008
Waynesville, Rebecca Lena Gunter Green, age 80, of Waynesville, died on Wednesday, March 5, 2008 surrounded by her family. A native of Jonesville, SC, she had resided in Haywood County since the age of 13. She was the daughter of the late James Rufus and Rebecca Burgess Gunter. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...
George Mcnary
Mar 4, 2008
Clyde, George Harold McNary, 76, of Wauchula, FL and Clyde, NC, went home to be with his Lord on Tuesday, March 4, 2008. He was born February 12, 1932 in Lawrenceville, IL to George W. and Carrie McNary. George was in the US Army, stationed in Granite City, IL at the Army Engineering Depot. He began his...
George Franklin
Mar 3, 2008
Lake Junaluska, George Franklin, age 80, of Davie, Fl. and Lake Junaluska passed away on Monday, March 3, 2008. He was born in Miami, Fl. May 16, 1927, and was the son of the late John E. Franklin and Ruth McClary Franklin. George grew up in Miami and attended Miami Senior High School and later Southeastern Louisiana...
Bernadette Clancy
Mar 3, 2008
Waynesville, Mrs. Bernadette Clancy made her transition on March 3, 2008 at Harris Regional Medical Center at the age of 90. Mrs. Clancy lived most of her life in Saratoga County in upstate, New York. She was moved by family to NC in May of 2007 to be close to family. She was preceded in death by...
Henry Bartram
Mar 3, 2008
Waynesville, Henry "Hank" Bartram, age 64, of 52 Meadowview Circle, died on Monday, March 3, 2008 at Autumn Care Nursing Home. A native of Massachusetts, he was the son of the late Austin and Mary Kampt Bartram. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Carolyn Mehaffey Bartram who died three weeks...
Jimmy Jones
Mar 2, 2008
Lake Junaluska, Reverend Dr. James "Jimmy" Sanford Jones, age 80, died on Sunday, March 2, 2008 at his residence. A native of Selma, Alabama, he was the son of the late Samuel Robert and Irene Easters Jones. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Daniel Jones. Reverend Jones was a retired...
Anne Chaffee
Mar 2, 2008
Waynesville, Anne Wilbanks Chaffee, age 99, died on Sunday, March 2, 2008 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Dalton, Georgia, she had lived in Haywood County for the past 18 years. She was the daughter of the late Meddie Mansfield Wilbanks and Ida Beck Wilbanks. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...
Mildred Taylor
Mar 1, 2008
Mildred Wilde Taylor, age 80, was born February 23, 1928 and went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, March 1, 2008 after succumbing to an unexpected illness during a recent hospitalization. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and a daughter of Bertie Battles Wilde and the late, William Gentry "Shorty"...
Harold Cogburn
Feb 29, 2008
Las Vegas, NV – Harold T. Cogburn, age 80, died Saturday, February 29, 2008 at Kindred Hospital of Las Vegas. A native of Haywood County, he was a son of the late Joseph E. and Mary Hipps Cogburn and was preceded in death by a brother, Roy Cogburn. He was retired from the Coast Guard as a...
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